Democrats lost on ObamaCare bellwether vote in Florida

David Jolly (R) defeated Alex Sink (D) on Tuesday in a Tampa-area House district where President Obama's health care overhaul got its first test ahead of November's midterm elections. both sides spent millions auditioning national strategies. (March 12)

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If Democrats think they can make Obamacare smell like success going into Election 2014, they can forget about it. President Obama and the Democrats advanced the Affordable Healthcare Law for a noble purpose. The law is flawed because it was a rush job by Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. Both should be voted out of office for that debacle. The law was flawed because President Obama was too light on the details and too light in managing the desired outcome. His hands-off management style isn’t working anywhere.

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As history goes, Democrats have a heart, and no competence to back it up. Republicans have no heart, and don’t need competence because they don’t do anything except to protect the wealthy.

Democrats failed in Florida in an early election because they did not put forward a superior candidate, and the one they have championed the party line in absence of the facts. That does not portend well for Democrats going down that road.

Republican David Jolly defeated Democrat Alex Sink in the special election to fill Florida’s 13th district on Tuesday night, delivering a stinging blow to Democrats that underscores their vulnerability to ObamaCare attacks.

Sink’s loss in the race to succeed the late Rep. Bill Young (R-Fla.) was seen by Republicans as evidence the political winds are blowing hard against Democrats in their uphill pursuit of the 17 seats they’ll need to take back the House.

“Tonight, one of Nancy Pelosi’s most prized candidates was ultimately brought down because of her unwavering support for ObamaCare, and that should be a loud warning for other Democrats running coast to coast," National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Greg Walden (Ore.) said in a statement.”

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James A. George has over 25 years of experience working in the government consulting space with many years interacting with Congressional staff and government executives as a program manager and executive in developing policies. He was liaison between the Office of Secretary of Defense and the Aerospace Industries Association addressing standards for electronic commerce. He has written hundreds of papers and a book titled Smart Data, Enterprise Performance Optimization Strategy (c)2010 Wiley Publishing. He has published columns titled "The American Political System" and wrote a new book titled How to Select and American President (c)2011 All Rights Reserved.